Chapter 624: Asking for Help
In the ice and snow, the two armies faced each other, but they had no intention of fighting.
The cold wind blew strongly, and the soldiers of the Bohai Kingdom were shivering from the cold, and the soldiers of Ning Yuan's iron cavalry were slightly better, but they could not escape the fate of trembling, especially Wu Zhiyi's ten thousand horses, who almost had to wrap their bodies in sleeping bags.
In addition to the cold, there is also morale.
Dawuyi lost 20,000 'elite' soldiers, and by the way, he also lost the most relied on general and internal successor. The whole army was in a state of panic.
Li Huaitang on the opposite side had just won a big victory, and his morale should not be strong, and a group of Khitans threw down hundreds of heads in front of the battle.
Cao Qian, Ma Wanlong, Xiao Zhiyuan, the three heads who joined the army are impressively listed!
Li Huaitang was furious, extremely angry, his fists clenched, and his joints exploded.
"General, don't be rash."
Bai Xiaode was afraid that Li Huaitang would launch an attack in anger. The battle was fought against morale, and when I heard that the back road was cut off, the soldiers were all flustered and 'chaotic', especially the 10,000 cavalry soldiers under the command of Wu Zhiyi. At this time, I am afraid that the consequences are unpredictable.
Li Huaitang looked back, the military discipline was not bad, and there was no whispering, but most people's expressions were 'revealed' with worry.
Li Huaitang suddenly realized that only a few soldiers knew about Port Arthur as a reserve supply point. Puzzled, it was impossible to mention it to the whole army.
The two Khitans seemed to see an opportunity to persuade them to surrender and walked to the front of the battle.
"Li Huaitang, surrender, you can't run!"
"Yes, my master promises, spare you from death! Haha......"
The attitude is arrogant and presumptuous. Normally, they have this capital. In the vast snowfield, the back road was cut off, and there were a large number of pursuers following closely, and it seemed that there was only one dead end.
Li Huaitang jumped on the sleigh and pointed the Han knife in his hand at the two provocative Khitans.
"Cut off their heads and sacrifice the heroic spirits!"
"Yes!" The Iron Bull shook off the reins of the horse.
Two tall and strong Wusun horses neighed and rushed forward with their hooves raised.
What is that?!
The Khitans were shocked, and similarly, the soldiers of the Bohai Kingdom who were fighting in the distance were also shocked.
In the eyes of the great martial arts, Ningyuan Iron Cavalry has a new weapon, let's call it a snow chariot.
However, for the two Khitans, it was the Grim Reaper who was rapidly approaching.
Want to run?
Li Huaitang sneered, the war knife in his hand slashed slightly, a head flew up, and the headless corpse fell to the ground with a bang, and countless snow flew innumerable.
It's your turn!
In the same way, in the blink of an eye, two Khitans who didn't know what to do were killed in front of everyone.
Good!
Ning Yuan's iron cavalry cheered thunderously.
However, the army of the Bohai State on the opposite side was silent. It's like eating the 'stick' of getting off the horse and killing the power.
The mystery of the death of 20,000 'elites' has finally been revealed. The face of the great martial arts is like ashes. Although he still has nearly 80,000 troops in his hands, he is not sure at all. The opponent's speed advantage has not changed throughout, and if you take it seriously, your opponent is relatively faster, or your own side is slower.
The sleigh was arrogant, and the soldiers of the Bohai Kingdom did not dare to attack it. Let the iron ox ride the sleigh to play a beautiful turn between the two armies, shoveling up a 'wave' of snow and 'waves'.
"The Admiral is mighty!"
Bai Xiaode took the lead in raising his arms and shouting to welcome the triumph of the main general. Ning Yuan's iron knight spirit was greatly boosted by this.
Sometimes, the manager's courage is irreplaceable. This is also the reason why Bai Xiaode did not stop Li Huaitang's performance, he can see the general's good intentions.
If Da Wuyi still had the impulse to take revenge desperately before, then, now, he had to think about it. The two sides confronted each other for a while, and tacitly agreed to withdraw their troops. It's not good to fight hard, and it's not good to drink the northwest wind.
The next day, Da Wuyi received a report from the scouts, and Ning Yuantie rode around them on a sleigh and headed south.
Pursuit.
There are generals who ignore the speed gap and shout loudly.
Da Wuyi didn't bother to respond, with an expression of washing and sleeping.
Rolling his eyes, the great martial arts seemed to be possessed by Lu Ban, and inspiration came one after another. Haven't you ever eaten pig 'meat' and never seen a running pig?
The cottage is reasonable, long live the cottage!
The Hu people are clumsy and lack talent in handicraft, but the Bohai Kingdom is different from the rest of the Hu people, and there are many Han people in its composition, and there are even Han craftsmen in the logistics team of the great martial arts. This is nothing strange, as early as the Shang Dynasty, the Central Plains ethnic groups have successively migrated to Liaodong, to the Sui and Tang dynasties, the number of Han people in Liaodong and the local people are equal to the 'color', but unfortunately, for a long time away from the rule of the Central Plains regime, but by the local alienation.
It is not a day's work to build tens of thousands of sleds, and when the great martial arts are ready, Ning Yuan Iron Rider rested in Anshi City for two days.
The fall of Liaoxi City disrupted Li Huaitang's plan, and the tactics of attacking Fuyu City and attacking the west from the east to the west were forced to be suspended.
It is really a hundred-legged insect that is impermanent, impermanent, dead but not stiff, the Khitan people accidentally mixed in and disturbed the war situation. The city of Liaoxi has been lost, and the city of Anshi must be saved, otherwise it will fall into a place of no return.
Worrying is not superfluous at all, the Khitans have to look at Shu, and on the second day of conquering Liaoxi City, they can suddenly select 500 people who dare to die to attack Anshi City at night, trying to knock out Li Huaitang's last stronghold in one fell swoop. Although he returned miserably under the strict defense of Anhug 'Jade', it also made Li Huaitang feel afraid. After all, the defenders of Anshi City are all new troops, and their combat effectiveness is weak, so they are easy to be taken advantage of.
Li Huaitang was very satisfied with the performance of Anhuo's 'jade', and the defense of the entire Anshi City was managed by him like an iron bucket, without leakage, and after inspecting it, it can be seen that the guards were full of spirit and full of energy.
It's just that he was a little disappointed to hold the 'jade', the two hundred Khitan heads were too far away from the battle exploits he longed for.
"Don't worry, there will be a big meal, and there will be 'meat' too. I'm afraid to spoil your appetite. Well, reinforcements are needed, though. ”
After the granary and city defense ended, Li Huaitang had a bottom in his heart. noticed the look of hugging 'jade', so he patted his shoulder and comforted, but it seemed to be 'excited'.
The loss of Liaoxi City pushed Anshi City to the cusp of the 'wave', and it is foreseeable that the combined forces of the Bohai State and the Khitans will come like a 'tide', and a tragic offensive and defensive battle is inevitable.
Perhaps he was not convinced, or maybe he was worried that the credit would be thinned, so An hugged the 'jade' and hurriedly raised his head and said: "The 'jade' headquarters is confident that it will hold on to 100,000 enemy troops for a year, as long as the food is sufficient." ”
"Well, that's good. How long will the food in the city last? ”
Li Huaitang got to the point. Because of the limited transportation capacity, on the way back to the division, a large amount of grain and grass that could not be taken away was forced to be abandoned, although it was captured from the enemy, but it was easy to "waste" and waste, which was somewhat heartbreaking. What he needs most now is food and grass, and Port Arthur's supply chain is fragile in the face of harsh nature.
The rigor of holding 'Jade' is reflected in the answer he quickly gives: "Three months. ”
Only those who are always ready will be so crisp.
The data made Li Huaitang frown. Even if he beats the Great Martial Arts into an idiot, he will not choose to appear in the city with the main force before the end of this winter, the only thing he needs to do is wait, wait for Ning Yuan Tieqi's food to be exhausted, and wait for the peaches to ripen.
It can be said that Port Arthur is a fork in the railroad tracks, because of its existence, the locomotive of the war in Liaodong went in the other direction. Those who waited for the train to arrive at the scheduled terminal were doomed to be fooled.
He waits for his, and I carry mine.
Li Huaitang began to transport grain, and selected 5,000 loyal soldiers to go south on sleighs, not only to transport grain, but also to transport morale.
Every soldier who went south swore an oath on the spot to keep it secret and treated him with a military order.
No matter where the food comes from, the key is to be able to come and keep coming.
Alas, Lao Tzu is going to be deified and legendary again! Alas, it is going to be popular again for countless beautiful little girls in the Tang Dynasty!
Li Huaitang smug and conjectured. Thinking of the beauty, Li Huaitang's heart immediately flew back to Luoyang and flew home. Beauty, I'm afraid the beauties in the house are in a hurry, well, the beacon has been burning for months, and the family letter is worth 10,000 dollars. Who should I write to first, Ruoxi, Zizi, 'Jade' ring...... Hey? Suddenly I remembered that I had missed an important matter.
Wu Zhiyi was called to him.
Write?
Wu Zhiyi glared.
If you encounter an illiterate, you can only sign an illiterate.
Forget it, I'll write it, and you sign it. Li Huaitang smiled bitterly.
The letter was addressed to the Ministry of War. According to the facts, the report and ask for help, of course, some of the content has been artistically processed, such as Port Arthur.
Wu Zhiyi drew a few strokes at the place of payment in a daze, stamped his handprint, and reported it jointly with Li Huaitang.
"But," Wu Zhiyi said he was confused, "how can I send it back to Luoyang?" ”
Li Huaitang pointed to the sky: "Fly back." ”
On this expedition, Li Huaitang borrowed more than a dozen carrier pigeons from the Ministry of War, but he has never had the opportunity to use them.
Several of the same letters were written, and several pigeons were released at the same time. At the same time, Zhang Qiu also set off, taking Li Huaitang's detailed battle report and a blood letter for help to Port Arthur south, and returned to Luoyang by sea. Hehe, you have to do a full set of plays.
Looking at the disappeared pigeons, Wu Zhiyi thought thoughtfully: "Will we have reinforcements?" ”
Li Huaitang's 'chest' is complete: "Yes, there will be." ”
Bai Xiaode also smiled: "The general is urging the battle order for the great martial arts." ”
Li Huaitang nodded with satisfaction. After years of training, Bai Xiaode grew up and saw the intention of asking for help.
Expecting Datang to send reinforcements within a period of time is undoubtedly begging for fish in Yuanmu. Asking for help from the Ministry of War was just to increase the pressure on Zhang Shousi and make him make a move, and the news of only asking for help spread to Youzhou, to Liaoxi City, and to the ears of the Great Martial Arts, and the decisive battle would naturally come in advance. Starting from the mentality of the Great Martial Arts, what he was most worried about was that the boiled duck flew. Moreover, he did not want to see a situation in which he was attacked on his back.
Li Huaitang is acting continuously, and the great martial arts are not idle. He sent hundreds of sleigh chariots and letters of surrender.
The soldier called one of the feather arrows 'shot' by the soldiers of the Bohai Kingdom into Li Huaitang's hand, and a white piece of paper was tied to the feather arrow.
A letter to the Tang soldiers. Your army's back road was cut off, and there was only one way to die. However, the monarch of the Bohai Kingdom has the virtue of a good life, and he can't bear to see the lives of people in misery, and he doesn't want your wives and concubines to become widows and daughters to become orphans. All the soldiers who surrendered, no matter who they were, were given preferential treatment, and those who took the head of Li Huaitang were promoted to three levels, rewarded with tens of millions of cattle and sheep, and 500 slaves.
Family card, fortune card, trick 'yin' poison!
Li Huaitang sneered.
The tactics of surrendering the army without a fight were ineffective against the loyal Ning Yuan Iron Cavalry, and Li Huaitang's only concern was the 10,000 cavalry soldiers brought by Wu Zhiyi.
The wind knows the strength of the grass, and the board 'swings' knows the sincerity. At the critical moment, Wu Zhiyi took the main generals to express his attitude: "General, please rest assured, there are only warriors who died in battle, and there are no people who surrender and steal their lives!" ”
The military discipline of the Tang army was also strict, and the military law stipulated that if you surrender on the battlefield, even if you are cowardly, the soldiers next to you can behead them and take over their family property. This military method ensured the strong combat effectiveness of the Tang army, but in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the 'traitor' ministers were in charge, the discipline was corrupted, and the army began to deteriorate, so that there was no resistance in the face of An Lushan's rebels.
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